K. D. Lang

K. D. Lang entered into a domestic partnership with Jamie Price on November 11, 2009 which lasted up to September 6, 2011.

She filed for the dissolution of the partnership on December 30, 2011.

K. D. Lang was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on November 2, 1961. Her family moved to Consort when she was only nine months old. Her father, Adam Fredrick Lang was a drug store owner, and her mother, Audrey Lang was a teacher.

She was the youngest of the four children - two elder sisters and one elder brother.

She graduated from the secondary school in Consort and then joined the ‘Red Deer College’ where she decided to become a professional singer like Patsy Cline.

After graduating from college she formed a band ‘Reclines’ in 1983 and came out with her debut album ‘Friday Dance Promenade’.

She released her next album ‘A Truly Western Experience’ in 1984 which won her the first Juno award the next year.

In August 1984, she was one of the three Canadian artistes to perform at the ‘World Science Fair’ held in Tsukuba, Japan.

She shifted her base to the United States in 1986 and started recording for Sire Records, Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1988 she released her next album ‘Shadowland’ which was later named the ‘Album of the Year’ by the ‘Canadian Country Music Association’.

K. D. Lang received her first Juno award in 1984 as the ‘Most Promising Female Vocalist’.

In 1987 she won the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ award and won it thrice again in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

She won the ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ awards in 1988 and 1989.

She won Grammy awards for ‘Best Country Collaboration with Vocals’ and ‘Best Female Country Vocal Performance’ in 1989 and for ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’ in 1992.

She was honored with ‘Officer of the Order of Canada’ in 1996.